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hence the name superstorm sandy. thanks, ivan. sandy is crippling not only the new england area, as you saw right there, also causing some problems. the superstorm is causing massive flooding, especially along parts of delaware's coast. that's where we find gary tuchman tuchman. we know it's cold, with windy, what else is going on there? >> reporter: we know you rohobeth because you're from delaware, and people from washington come here over the summer. the good news for the tourists and especially people that live here year-round is that delaware appears to have done very well. >> the rain looks like it's going to stop for the first time in two days. there's a lot of concern here. grave concern over the last couple of days. because it appeared that this hurricane was heading directly towards here. the delmarva pennsylvania, and it's called delmarva because parts of three states are on the peninsula, delaware, maryland, virginia. it's very flat, very little natural protection for storms to come from the atlantic ocean. so, there w
hence the name superstorm sandy. thanks, ivan. sandy is crippling not only the new england area, as you saw right there, also causing some problems. the superstorm is causing massive flooding, especially along parts of delaware's coast. that's where we find gary tuchman tuchman. we know it's cold, with windy, what else is going on there? >> reporter: we know you rohobeth because you're from delaware, and people from washington come here over the summer. the good news for the tourists and...
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the president being briefed on this superstorm sandy. you can see the daylight hours there at the time. it was hurricane sandy making landfall roughly 8:00 p.m. in the new jersey, new york area. and here the president is with his team getting briefed. >> and you know, for days we've been talking about how big this storm could be, the potential for this storm. and it lived up to all of the estimates. and it lived up to all of the forecasts of being a behemoth, and it's still happening right now. unfortunately, sandy is as bad as it is, maybe even worse than some thought. damage estimated to be in the billions. you can see here the power of the storm in new jersey. scenes from hoboken. this car crushed. at least 13 people dead in new york alone. 6.5 million people without power. 23 states under high wind warnings and advisories of some sort. and cnn estimates that the damage from just the wind, not the water, just the wind, above $3 billion. and remember the storm has already killed 67 people in the caribbean. >> and then take a look at th
the president being briefed on this superstorm sandy. you can see the daylight hours there at the time. it was hurricane sandy making landfall roughly 8:00 p.m. in the new jersey, new york area. and here the president is with his team getting briefed. >> and you know, for days we've been talking about how big this storm could be, the potential for this storm. and it lived up to all of the estimates. and it lived up to all of the forecasts of being a behemoth, and it's still happening...
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we follow the recovery from superstorm sandy. what to do? you're standing there doing the story and then you hear this behind you. >> incredible pictures. looks like the firefighters made it on the scene quickly. right now we want to check in with chip reid, he's in summers point, new jersey where people are starting to return to their homes this morning. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and gayle. i am standing in summers point. this is the story of two towns, two neighboring towns. summers point was hit pretty hard by hurricane sandy here on the mainland of new jersey. out there across the bay is ocean city, new jersey which sits on a fragile narrow barrier island. and that is where sandy hit first. summers point, new jersey is ten miles down the road from a devastated atlantic city. >> half of summers point in our backyard. our entire dock. our shed came down. devastating. >> reporter: the storm destroyed the town's beloved fishing pier, the pavilion now sits in the bay. an emergency responder here for 36 years said it
we follow the recovery from superstorm sandy. what to do? you're standing there doing the story and then you hear this behind you. >> incredible pictures. looks like the firefighters made it on the scene quickly. right now we want to check in with chip reid, he's in summers point, new jersey where people are starting to return to their homes this morning. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and gayle. i am standing in summers point. this is the story of two towns,...
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, superstorm sandy. now we know that authorities are conducting rescues from homes in three new jersey towns after a dam has broken. it occurred, the dam break that is, after midnight in the town of munake in burgin county in new jersey rescues are under way in munake, little ferry and carlstat, new jersey. people may need to be rescued because a dam has broken there. we're following this story for you as it develops. this is breaking news that we're just getting in to cnn. we'll continue to monitor this story as it unfolds if thousands of people do require rescuing from three new jersey towns in burgin county, new jersey. >>> time too turn now to chris olhert, he's with con edison. i want to talk to him about the power outages. tell me the numbers. we heard that hundreds of thousands of people were without power. what are the latest numbers on that? >> soledad, right now, there are 670,000 new yorkers in the city in westchester without electricity, courtesy of hurricane sandy. this is the worst storm-re
, superstorm sandy. now we know that authorities are conducting rescues from homes in three new jersey towns after a dam has broken. it occurred, the dam break that is, after midnight in the town of munake in burgin county in new jersey rescues are under way in munake, little ferry and carlstat, new jersey. people may need to be rescued because a dam has broken there. we're following this story for you as it develops. this is breaking news that we're just getting in to cnn. we'll continue to...
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. >>> as superstorm sandy battering the east coast, we also have snow. >> you're a well-known storm chaser, in elkin, west virginia, in the middle of hurricanes, tornadoes, what else. what do you make from this experience? >> this is the most unusual storm i've ever chased. we'll probably never see anything like it again in our lifetime. if we do, it must have something to do with the climate change because we haven't seen anything like this in recorded history. basically when a worm core tropical cyclone, a strong hurricane, emerges with midlat tut cyclone creating the monster, a nor'easter on steroids. you inject it with tropical moisture and it goes nuts. >> in terms of the scale and impact, is it the biggest storm the northeast has ever seen? >> i think it might be, especially in term of geographicical size and scope of those impacts. one thing, when a hurricane does miss with jeff trough is it will expand in size. so, warm car tropical cyclone it's more impact. impacted with the polar stream jet stream that's when it expands and tropical force winds were out, 500 miles or more. a very
. >>> as superstorm sandy battering the east coast, we also have snow. >> you're a well-known storm chaser, in elkin, west virginia, in the middle of hurricanes, tornadoes, what else. what do you make from this experience? >> this is the most unusual storm i've ever chased. we'll probably never see anything like it again in our lifetime. if we do, it must have something to do with the climate change because we haven't seen anything like this in recorded history. basically...
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((break 2)) ,3 superstorm sandy has takkn the focussaway from the presidential race, even with the election nnw just one wwek away.both candidates canceled official campaign events in reeent days.. but even as they turned their attention to thh storm ... bbsh. never far away..-3 president obama canceled this close to eleccion day - everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red croos.america is with you - we are standing behind you and will do verything we can invaluable imagery - and opportuniiy - to be seen in command. i want you to cut thru red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. at this point. speakinn of ion imagery, for a second day the whhte house released a photo of the president on the case, romney called off his campaiin events too - but stayed firmly &pof all swing ssates...invitin &pback east...we have heavy nd - hharts as you know with all tte suffering going on in a major part of our country. and thougg this certainly lloks like a romney campaignn rally with all its trappings, he restricted his remarks to sandd. a lot of ppople were hurting last night.
((break 2)) ,3 superstorm sandy has takkn the focussaway from the presidential race, even with the election nnw just one wwek away.both candidates canceled official campaign events in reeent days.. but even as they turned their attention to thh storm ... bbsh. never far away..-3 president obama canceled this close to eleccion day - everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red croos.america is with you - we are standing behind you and will do verything we can invaluable imagery...
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we're following the trail of superstorm sandy. and the storm itself has reeked havoc here in new york city. lots to tell you about this morning, dozens of homes have been destroyed by a massive fire in queens. we're watching those pictures. lower manhattan has been flooded by historic storm surge. a power transformer explode, plunging neighborhoods into darkness in lower manhattan and forced the evacuation as well o
we're following the trail of superstorm sandy. and the storm itself has reeked havoc here in new york city. lots to tell you about this morning, dozens of homes have been destroyed by a massive fire in queens. we're watching those pictures. lower manhattan has been flooded by historic storm surge. a power transformer explode, plunging neighborhoods into darkness in lower manhattan and forced the evacuation as well o
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of course eu the result of superstorm sandy. con ed reports the storm has left more than 600,000 customers without power, and that is the most in their history. boy those are amazing pictures. right now firefighters are trying to save two dozen homes from going up in flames. this is breezy point, queens. some 200 firefighters are on the scene of the 6-alarm blaze. it has already destroyed 50 homes and that fire broke out at the height of the superstorm last night. >>> 260 patients at the nyu langone medical center including patients and elderly in intensive care evacuated. massive flooding and a failed backup generator forcing ambulances to transport everyone to nearby facilities. this started about 1:30. some of the patients had to be carried down 15 flights of stairs with 12 feet of standing water in the elevator shaft. very scary moments for them there. and the body of a missing crew member from the doomed replica call ship "hms bounty" has been recovered off the north carolina coast. one crew member remains missing at this h
of course eu the result of superstorm sandy. con ed reports the storm has left more than 600,000 customers without power, and that is the most in their history. boy those are amazing pictures. right now firefighters are trying to save two dozen homes from going up in flames. this is breezy point, queens. some 200 firefighters are on the scene of the 6-alarm blaze. it has already destroyed 50 homes and that fire broke out at the height of the superstorm last night. >>> 260 patients at...
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. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. just look at these pictures. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system there. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get that subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. amazingly, no one died from that and the stock market finally set to open using back- up generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> and closer to home now in alexandria where people fear what sandy could still have in store. high tides are expected on the potomac later this morning raising some concerns of mored intoing. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live in old town with the latest on that situation. >> reporter: good morning. people here in old town standery are pretty used to this. we had ter covering the street yesterday. it is perfectly dry pavement right now. they prepared for it. they are ready for it. and with high tide just a fe
. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. just look at these pictures. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system there. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get that subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. amazingly, no one died from that and the stock market finally set to open using back- up generators this morning. later on today, president obama...
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she was born four weeks premature, in the middle of superstorm sandy. the power went off, the lights went out, and less than 48 hours later she and her parents were evacuated from a hospital by the light of glow sticks. we'll have more on the historic storm. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast-acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. thanks. [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] try new alka-seltzer plus severe allergy to treat allergy symptoms plus sinus congestion and pain. >>> welcome back it cnn newsroom. i'm suzanne malveaux. sandy leaves its mark on the northeast. homes devastated. some lives ruined. while people are searching for answe
she was born four weeks premature, in the middle of superstorm sandy. the power went off, the lights went out, and less than 48 hours later she and her parents were evacuated from a hospital by the light of glow sticks. we'll have more on the historic storm. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a...
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the result of superstorm sandy, which continues to cause chaos along the east coast. and here's hoboken, new jersey, still flooded by sandy in new york city. a city divided tonight between light and dark. no one can answer the big question, when will all the new york lights come back on? take a look at this. new video of what superstorm sandy did to southberry station at the tip of lower manhattan. it shows you just how extensive the damage is and why the entire subway system remains closed tonight, more than 24 hours after sandy blast add shore. we'll have the latest on the state of the subway and when it may be up and running again in a few moments. plus this dramatic video. up to ten feet of water. part of the basement of nyu langer medical center. nurses actually carried sick newborn babies down nine flights of stairs while manually pumping air into their lungs. quite extraordinary. i'll talk to a doctor iflgd in the evacuation. meanwhile, in new jersey, the state hit hardest by sandy, search and rescue missions have gone on all day long. president obama will trav
the result of superstorm sandy, which continues to cause chaos along the east coast. and here's hoboken, new jersey, still flooded by sandy in new york city. a city divided tonight between light and dark. no one can answer the big question, when will all the new york lights come back on? take a look at this. new video of what superstorm sandy did to southberry station at the tip of lower manhattan. it shows you just how extensive the damage is and why the entire subway system remains closed...
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for the last 48 hours, superstorm sandy has taken the focus away from the presidential race. the election one week away both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. even as they turn their attention to the storm, you have to be honest, politics never far away here is dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day, everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with you. we are standing behind you, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get back on your feet. >> reporter: invaluable imagery and opportunity to be seen in command. >> i want you to cut through red tape, cut through bureaucracy, there is no excuse for inaction at this point. >> reporter: speaking of imagery for a second day, the white house released a photo of the president on the case in the situation room. >> and thank you so very much. i love and you appreciate you, thank you very much. >> reporter: mitt romney called off his campaign events too, but stayed firmly planted in ohio,
for the last 48 hours, superstorm sandy has taken the focus away from the presidential race. the election one week away both candidates canceled official campaign events in recent days. even as they turn their attention to the storm, you have to be honest, politics never far away here is dana bash. >> reporter: president obama cancelled official campaign events, but this close to election day, everything is political. even this unannounced trip to the red cross. >> america is with...
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here are some of the stories related to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. it has moved away from the shore and now the recovery begins. sandy killed more than 50 people and more than 8 million people lost power. hundreds of thousands had their homes damaged or destroyed all together. further inland sandy has dumped up to 2 feet of snow on many parts of the appalachians and forecasters say it can contribute to flooding in pa
here are some of the stories related to the aftermath of superstorm sandy. it has moved away from the shore and now the recovery begins. sandy killed more than 50 people and more than 8 million people lost power. hundreds of thousands had their homes damaged or destroyed all together. further inland sandy has dumped up to 2 feet of snow on many parts of the appalachians and forecasters say it can contribute to flooding in pa
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superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored will be made later on today after metro is able to assess the damage from sandy. also, metro access service will remain suspended all day tuesday. now, customers can check metro service status by phone. the number to call is 202-637- 7000. >>> thousands of people are without power this morning so can you imagine with this storm. dominion virginia reporting nearly 118,000 outages. pepco dealing with about 27,000. bge reporting just over 91,000 in five counties including montgomery and anne arundel. smeco reports nearly 6200 outages. outages. potomac ed
superstorm sandy slam ad shore last night. at least 13 are reported dead. >> and over 5 million or in the dark. schools from virginia to maine are closed again today and there are states of emergency declared in eight states n new york city, transportation officials are worried about seawater flooding some of subways. >> another tough day for commuters ahead. once again, metrobus service and train service will not run this morning. an announcement on when service will be restored...
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thank you very much. >> our team coverage continues on superstorm sandy. straight through the evening. >> live reports, new details, new tracking of the storm. we'll have it all. stay with us. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment. we're america's natural gas. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. with two times the points on dining in restaurants,? you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to e
thank you very much. >> our team coverage continues on superstorm sandy. straight through the evening. >> live reports, new details, new tracking of the storm. we'll have it all. stay with us. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within...
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the damage from superstorm sandy forced it to close for the past two days. new york mayor michael bloomberg is at the stock exchange today. he will ring the opening bell. alison kosik is there to witness the whole thing. i see mayor bloomberg there. hello, alison. >> hi, carol. mayor bloomberg is up on the po podium, ringing the bell. ceo of the new york stock exchange, so is larry lieberwits, who happens to be jon stewart's brother, they are up there, getting ready to ring the bell. everybody holding their breath here. after the devastation of hurricane sandy, two days of the markets being closed, this is the opening bell that's telling the world, carol, that new york is open for business. carol? >> and that can only mean good things for all of us in our economy, of course. alison kosik. alison can't hear me. sorry, we're having technical difficulties there. you got the gist. >>> we're taking a closer look at the aftermath of superstorm sandy and the full scope of the devastation that's just now coming into view. these are new pictures that just fed into cn
the damage from superstorm sandy forced it to close for the past two days. new york mayor michael bloomberg is at the stock exchange today. he will ring the opening bell. alison kosik is there to witness the whole thing. i see mayor bloomberg there. hello, alison. >> hi, carol. mayor bloomberg is up on the po podium, ringing the bell. ceo of the new york stock exchange, so is larry lieberwits, who happens to be jon stewart's brother, they are up there, getting ready to ring the bell....
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. >>> well, back to storm sandy, the long road to recovery from this superstorm meant a long wait on thursday for new york commuters and they faced a choice of standing in line for buses, or trying to get to work on their own. >> new york city crews are working to get all subway tracks clear and more trains running. there's plenty of gasoline, in the superstorm battered northeast just not at the gas stations. drivers in new york and new jersey have been waiting in long lines upwards of two hours to fill up while millions of gallons of gasoline it is at the ready in storage tankers and pipelines. >> help is on the way. kristin fisher is out at national harbor where virginia power is getting ready to send over 1,000 skilled workers to assist up north. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. to be exact we're talking about 1500 skilled workers from dominion virginia power. some of the crews have just started showing up after catching up on much-needed sleep. in just little over an hour they're going to be hitting the road and heading to the areas after superstorm sandy. we're t
. >>> well, back to storm sandy, the long road to recovery from this superstorm meant a long wait on thursday for new york commuters and they faced a choice of standing in line for buses, or trying to get to work on their own. >> new york city crews are working to get all subway tracks clear and more trains running. there's plenty of gasoline, in the superstorm battered northeast just not at the gas stations. drivers in new york and new jersey have been waiting in long lines...
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all of it, all of this, the legacy of sandy, a superstorm that's living up to the name as bad as the billing, as terrible as the forecast. >> just these massive -- look at these waves coming through behind me. >> new jersey caught some of the first of it, and much of the worst. >> we're at a moment now where evacuation is no longer possible, and we won't be able to come and rescue people. >> reporter: those who stayed woke up to this. in toms river, new jersey and elsewhere, ems phones rang nonstop and rescues continued today until nightfall. crews pulling several hundred people to safety. >> we're not sure if it was a levee, a compromise -- something was compromised there. >> reporter: inland and farther north, the police chief of bergen county, new jersey describes a brief that left several towns and one trailer park as much as five feet deep in dangerous water. >> i may have lost my home. i may have lost my car. but i'm alive. >> as everyone knows in new york, sandy packed a punch for the metropolitan area yesterday. i don't think words like catastrophic or historic are too strong
all of it, all of this, the legacy of sandy, a superstorm that's living up to the name as bad as the billing, as terrible as the forecast. >> just these massive -- look at these waves coming through behind me. >> new jersey caught some of the first of it, and much of the worst. >> we're at a moment now where evacuation is no longer possible, and we won't be able to come and rescue people. >> reporter: those who stayed woke up to this. in toms river, new jersey and...
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misery inflicted by superstorm sandy. more than 6 million homes and businesses if there are homes left are without power in 14 states. and the district of columbia. a day and a half after the storm slammed in to the jersey shore, our death count at this point is 40 people in the united states. one person in canada, as well. president obama is due to be touring what you're looking at right now. he is set to go to atlantic city, as well. little less than an hour. going to be with chris christie the governor of that state. it is his final day in disaster mode. full-on disaster mode, in fact. canceled every campaign event and getting back to a form of campaigning tomorrow we are told. and as sandy moves away from new york, we're hearing some just truly amazing stories of the heroes who really put their lives at risk in this storm to help others. look at this little hero. drop the banner if we can. take a look at that little face. that's a survivor. little baby alice. hello, alice. little girl whose story is a spot of light. f
misery inflicted by superstorm sandy. more than 6 million homes and businesses if there are homes left are without power in 14 states. and the district of columbia. a day and a half after the storm slammed in to the jersey shore, our death count at this point is 40 people in the united states. one person in canada, as well. president obama is due to be touring what you're looking at right now. he is set to go to atlantic city, as well. little less than an hour. going to be with chris christie...
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superstorm sandy killed 51 people many from falling trees. more than 8 million homes and businesses are without power and the new york stock exchange reopens today after being shut down by the storm for two days. president obama will take the day off from campaigning and view the destruction in new jersey today. mitt romney is back on the stump. he's in florida and virginia. investigators are trying to figure what sickened 200 people near an industrial complex in new mexico. the release of an unknown hazardous material forced evacuations. victims described a burning sensation on their skin. initial tests did not reveal anything in the air. >>> a yacht order by the late steve jobs was finally launched this week a little more than a year after the apple founder's death. the french designer who built the yacht revealed on tuesday it launched the ship near amsterdam. the vessel follows job's design request. >> disney owns "star wars." revealed plans for more "star wars" films. they paid $4 million giving control of "star wars" and indiana jones f
superstorm sandy killed 51 people many from falling trees. more than 8 million homes and businesses are without power and the new york stock exchange reopens today after being shut down by the storm for two days. president obama will take the day off from campaigning and view the destruction in new jersey today. mitt romney is back on the stump. he's in florida and virginia. investigators are trying to figure what sickened 200 people near an industrial complex in new mexico. the release of an...
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and the fury of superstorm sandy. you may not believe your eyes when you see what happened to this tree. that's ahead. a look at what's coming up in business news. >> until sandy hit it had been 100 years since the new york stock exchange was closed for two days because of weather. 1888 the blizzard back then. what does today have in store? markets open today. the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead.
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. >>> in the aftermath of superstorm sandy, a new nba season begins. >> the 2012 washington nationals received a post- season honor. we're back with your weather and sports in two minutes. >>> 4:43. grab a jacket this morning. might see a shower or sprinkle in a couple of spots, especially through the morning hours with temperatures climbing to 47 by 11:00. 52 at 1:00 but with the breeze out of the west, southwest at 10 to 15, it's going to abbrisk day -- to be a brisk day. mostly cloudy skies. driving home 53. be back with a full forecast including the trick or treat weather. here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> in virginia on i-95 expect volumes to increase quickly heading from dale city to springfield. remember hov restrictions will be in affect today. i'll have more on traffic and an update on an accident in prince george's county at 4:50. back to you guys. >>> the nba season gets under way and the washington nationals is honored by major league baseball. >> kristen berset has those stories and more in a look at your sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the nba season got und
. >>> in the aftermath of superstorm sandy, a new nba season begins. >> the 2012 washington nationals received a post- season honor. we're back with your weather and sports in two minutes. >>> 4:43. grab a jacket this morning. might see a shower or sprinkle in a couple of spots, especially through the morning hours with temperatures climbing to 47 by 11:00. 52 at 1:00 but with the breeze out of the west, southwest at 10 to 15, it's going to abbrisk day -- to be a brisk...
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to -- superstorm sandy. to get introductions on how to download the mobile app. text the word "sandy" to 25543 so wherever you go or whenever you are or if you have power or not 9news now will be there on your tablet or mobile device with the most up-to-date information. we'll be right back. >>> you think we had it tough? new york city is still struggling to get back on its feet after sandy just ripped through the big apple last night. and some of the images. >> vinita nair has the latest from new york. >> reporter: the latest news to report is disappointing news. there are reports that there was looting both during and after this storm. nine people in queens, they have been arrested on charges of looting. a clothing store, a radio shack as well as a gas station. garbage bins and tree branches were left behind. sandy's powerful winds and storm surge slammed the city and rattled its residents. >> the entire residence here has been flooded out. our entire basement right now we have no electricity. >> reporter: the city remains paralyzed and many businesses are clos
to -- superstorm sandy. to get introductions on how to download the mobile app. text the word "sandy" to 25543 so wherever you go or whenever you are or if you have power or not 9news now will be there on your tablet or mobile device with the most up-to-date information. we'll be right back. >>> you think we had it tough? new york city is still struggling to get back on its feet after sandy just ripped through the big apple last night. and some of the images. >> vinita...
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more fallout now from superstorm sandy. the first day back to class for some students in bowie, maryland was cut short. fox 5's bob barnard has more on some power problems at bowie high school. gh school. >> reporter: the trouble was here inside the school but don't let this brightness fool you. >> some classes had light but most of the school was pitch dark. >> how can you learn when the lights are. on everybody is just doing their own thing. >> reporter: bowie high school has a student population of 2900. its principal is dr. bay. >> we've been told that it is a transformer issue and that the e didn't have full power is that. >> reporter: but school administrators decided to start the school day anyway citing concern for some parents who were called or teched by their kids. >> when you don't have lights, you don't really have instruction. don't see how kids can understand or learn in poorly lit classrooms. >> reporter: diane parks' son sean, a senior here, says some teachers didn't even try. >> i was sitting in class. my
more fallout now from superstorm sandy. the first day back to class for some students in bowie, maryland was cut short. fox 5's bob barnard has more on some power problems at bowie high school. gh school. >> reporter: the trouble was here inside the school but don't let this brightness fool you. >> some classes had light but most of the school was pitch dark. >> how can you learn when the lights are. on everybody is just doing their own thing. >> reporter: bowie high...
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. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get the subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. but amazingly, there were no deaths. and the stock market is finally set to open using backup generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris christie to tour parts of new jersey. >>> airports in the new york area are beginning to resume some nights but look at this. this is la guardia airport under water. a bird's eye view there you can see shows flooded runways. new york, of course, the main transfer hub for international flights and millions of passengers around the world are stranded. >>> sandy may have come and gone now but her impact will be felt for months. >> new fears of more flooding as another high tide is expected along the potomac river in just a few hours. melanie alnwick is live there now with an upda
. >>> superstorm sandy leaves a path of destruction across the northeast. up in new york, there is unprecedented damage to the transportation system. some buses are running for free but it will take days to get the subway fully restored. a massive fire in a flooded section of queens destroyed over 80 homes. but amazingly, there were no deaths. and the stock market is finally set to open using backup generators this morning. later on today, president obama will meet with governor chris...
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this is what the president promised the victims of superstorm sandy. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you get all of the help you need until you rebuild. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to work together. good democrats love america, just like good republicans love america. >> michael moore is here to react to all of the events and if you have questions tweet us@piers tonight. we will begin on the long hard commute for millions of new yorkers. it's a rough time for many new yorkers. obviously a rough time for many people on the east coast. in new york it seems as almost two cities now. you have the half with power, upwards of 40th street and below 40th street a nightmare with no power. traffic, absolute chaos out there. i had to walk earlier because it was gridlock. what can you tell me about the subway, about power and when new york will be back on its feet? >> w
this is what the president promised the victims of superstorm sandy. >> we are here for you. we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure you get all of the help you need until you rebuild. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to work together. good democrats love america, just like good republicans love...
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we're calling it superstorm sandy. the next 48 hours conditions will improve but it is going to take weeks if not months to recover from the damage. we had a record storm surge, almost 14 feet in new york. we had a report of a wave at 32 feet high and we still have lots of runway damage, so check ahead with your carrier throughout the day if you're trying to fly anywhere. >>> here in our neck of the woods we're just tracking a little fog. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. if you've lived here for any time, you know how to drive in the fog. 77 in livermore. the sun will be out by noon. 71 in fremont and 72 degrees in redwood city. by 2:00 p.m. tuesday, full sunshine over the greats bay area. that rain arrives late wednesday into thursday. if you're counting on showers for your halloween plans, i don't think it's necessary except for places north of novato. the showers arrive around 11:00 p.m. in san francisco and it pushes south by friday morning. 76 degrees on saturday, 81 degrees on sunday
we're calling it superstorm sandy. the next 48 hours conditions will improve but it is going to take weeks if not months to recover from the damage. we had a record storm surge, almost 14 feet in new york. we had a report of a wave at 32 feet high and we still have lots of runway damage, so check ahead with your carrier throughout the day if you're trying to fly anywhere. >>> here in our neck of the woods we're just tracking a little fog. give yourself plenty of time to reach your...
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as superstorm sandy dissipates punch to the northeast. the system is being blamed for at least 48 deaths.it also knocked out power to more than 8 million people from maine to the carolinass uppand down the oast... entiie nnighborhoods are flooddd... and some are buried in sand.powerful winds aad oceaa suuges oppled trees and destroyed public parkk and boardwalks.toddy... president obama is eepected to tour the damagg in new jerssy... where the storm made landfall. heee's a look at some of the damage we're talking about. heights and toms rivee, new jersey... where boaasswere jersey..rees ripppd frommthe gr and toppled onto omes....and telephone poles... fallen over roadways. from above... ttis is how bad the flooding really is.aerial footage shows us that some of the state's flooding has pecededd.. but sanddcovers almost every surface. the statt has been declared a federal disaster area.governoo &pchrisschristie says it's goin to take aalong time for the 3and n new york...residents capturr video of a treee.. as it's being uprooted frrm the
as superstorm sandy dissipates punch to the northeast. the system is being blamed for at least 48 deaths.it also knocked out power to more than 8 million people from maine to the carolinass uppand down the oast... entiie nnighborhoods are flooddd... and some are buried in sand.powerful winds aad oceaa suuges oppled trees and destroyed public parkk and boardwalks.toddy... president obama is eepected to tour the damagg in new jerssy... where the storm made landfall. heee's a look at some of the...
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sweetness naturally. >>> now that superstorm sandy recovery and cleanup. we have a live shot of new york, looking at east from columbus circle, from this height and daylight, the city looks normal, right? but since the storm, four days now, this is manhattan when the sun goes down. it is dark, electricity is out for much of the city. and it is going to be like this for at least another night. con edison says millions of people should have power restored this weekend. outside the city, much of new jersey and connecticut, lights could be off until late november. >> give me that. >> people in new york getting desperate now for drinking water, filling containers from fire hydrants and then there is the gas problem. filling stations there running out of it. people are waiting for hours in their cars and on foot. some stations that still have gas and electricity are pumping, they're rationing whatever fuel they have left. police now are posted to keep impatient customers from now jumping the line. one new york hospital went into emergency overdrive monday night
sweetness naturally. >>> now that superstorm sandy recovery and cleanup. we have a live shot of new york, looking at east from columbus circle, from this height and daylight, the city looks normal, right? but since the storm, four days now, this is manhattan when the sun goes down. it is dark, electricity is out for much of the city. and it is going to be like this for at least another night. con edison says millions of people should have power restored this weekend. outside the city,...
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grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we had trees on top of homes, including one on couldn'ti road in laurel. that happened around 6:00 last night really in the height of the storm, just a massive tree coming down on top of a home, doing a lot of damage to the roof. now, we're told that nobody was injured, but the people inside did have to leave quickly. they're dealing with an expensive repair, and that is the situation in at least three other homes around the laurel area today. the city of laurel itself had about a dozen large trees come down, some hitting homes, some hitting cars, some just blocking roadways, so t
grab one today. >>> superstorm sandy knocked trees into homes. this morning homeowners dealing with lots of downed trees. >> some caused major damage to homes in our area. our own melanie aldwick is live in laurel with more on the storm's damage. melanie, tell us what you're seeing there. >>reporter: tony, here we are see some fluctuating power outages here in the city of laurel. and, yes, as we made our way around these parts early this morning, several incidents where we...
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superstorm sandy made landfall late monday. a wet and windy nightmare. >> we knew that this was going to be a very dangerous storm and the storm has met our expectations. >> reporter: actually, sandy exceeded them. around 9:00 pm the storm produced a record surge at battery park in manhattan, 14.88 feet breaching the sea wall and flooding the area. manhattan's waterfront seemed to disappear as the surge rushed over the wall. >> it's the unknown. it's the storm of the century. >> reporter: roads and cars were quickly covered, ground zero was en engulfed and across the harbor in brooklyn, so much flooding at coney island that emergency responders couldn't reach the area. the corrosive sea water headed underground to new york city's subways and tunnels. power was deliberately cut to 6,500 customers in manhattan. but that's not why the sky line went dark. this is. explosion at a con edison plant. more than 250,000 people across the city lost power. new york university's hospital was one of them. doctors and patients were forced to
superstorm sandy made landfall late monday. a wet and windy nightmare. >> we knew that this was going to be a very dangerous storm and the storm has met our expectations. >> reporter: actually, sandy exceeded them. around 9:00 pm the storm produced a record surge at battery park in manhattan, 14.88 feet breaching the sea wall and flooding the area. manhattan's waterfront seemed to disappear as the surge rushed over the wall. >> it's the unknown. it's the storm of the century....
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superstorm sandy, we will onedy tell our grandkids about the history being made. 7 million homes and businesses are without electricity or heat. hurricane force winds ripped in the eastern corridor, most populated chunk of the country. even today fierce whippeds are blowing from georgia all the way up into canada. at least 16 people are dead and floodwaters have paralyzed much of the east. in new york, airports, bridges, subways remain closed. the disaster already shaping up to be one of the worst in history. we've been telling you about what we think is a breach in new jersey right along the hackensack river. we have the police chief of little ferry, one of the towns affected by this his name is ralph bernie. thank you for joining us this morning. >> yes, ma'am. >> do you know what cause this had breach? >> at this time, ma'am, we're unsure. all we know is that we believe it was around 11:00 pm last night. a rush watof water just took ov us. we had to evacuate people from a shelter, bring them into our hall which fwan to flood. we then took our residents to teterboro to a shelter th
superstorm sandy, we will onedy tell our grandkids about the history being made. 7 million homes and businesses are without electricity or heat. hurricane force winds ripped in the eastern corridor, most populated chunk of the country. even today fierce whippeds are blowing from georgia all the way up into canada. at least 16 people are dead and floodwaters have paralyzed much of the east. in new york, airports, bridges, subways remain closed. the disaster already shaping up to be one of the...
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>>> new york and new jersey are taking stock of overwhelming devastation left from superstorm sandy. >> some of the worst damage is along the jersey shore where floods and outages prompted governor chris christie to postpone halloween. alison harmelin is in atlantic city. >> reporter: anita, a clear sunny day here at the jersey shore only made it so much more evident that the destruction is everywhere. president obama arrived in new jersey for a closeup look at the damage. the president took a chopper tour with governor christie over devastated areas of the state where superstorm sandy hit with full force. record storm surge took out atlantic city's boardwalk. in the tiny beach community of long port, new jersey, the storm surge brought the beach literally right onto the main street. there are feet and feet of sand piled up as if it were a snowstorm. they came out bikes to see the devastation. >> never saw sand like that. that's due to the storm surge i think. >> reporter: further up the jersey shore this is what's left of the famous boardwalk in seaside heights. the storm lifted hom
>>> new york and new jersey are taking stock of overwhelming devastation left from superstorm sandy. >> some of the worst damage is along the jersey shore where floods and outages prompted governor chris christie to postpone halloween. alison harmelin is in atlantic city. >> reporter: anita, a clear sunny day here at the jersey shore only made it so much more evident that the destruction is everywhere. president obama arrived in new jersey for a closeup look at the damage....
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. >>> the tail end of superstorm sandy has left us with some lingering rain and chilly temperatures. >> but the storm's final punch will come in area rivers. more on the flooding threat coming up. >> on the southbound side of i- 270, no issues to report other than the volume coming down from frederick past father hurley and down to the point where the lanes divide. 355 is incident free as well. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> hello and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm matt jablow in this morning for mike hydeck. we want to start this half-hour with a quick check of our current power outages. pepco is down to less than 1500 customers without electricity. about half of them are in montgomery county. dominion virginia is reporting more than 20,000 northern virginia customers waiting to get their lights back on. bge has more than 86,000 customers without power. most of those are in or north of baltimore. >>> we're running school delays and closings on our website wusa9.com as well as at the bottom of your
. >>> the tail end of superstorm sandy has left us with some lingering rain and chilly temperatures. >> but the storm's final punch will come in area rivers. more on the flooding threat coming up. >> on the southbound side of i- 270, no issues to report other than the volume coming down from frederick past father hurley and down to the point where the lanes divide. 355 is incident free as well. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. you're watching 9news now....
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you get the idea why we're terming this a superstorm sandy because the setup is a large, large system. the storms all the way into the caribbean wrapping around. this will tighten as it comes up. again, this is our set up right now. the latest track again out of the national hurricane center, a concerning one as we see the turn into the peninsula. it has shifted 20 miles north which is good news for maryland. still we're going to be very close to the center of this powerful storm. days of wind, rain, power outages a good possibility. sunday into monday is our key time frame and it will ramp up out to the west. all ready creating seas in the mid 20s, wave heights to 24 feet off south carolina. here is some of the weather through the day. here is florida. it is showing basically the storms continuing to turn through here as we look at the set up. no, mike, can we go back? the setup, i wanted to time lapse the camera. i don't know if we can go back. i was looking to advance the cameras there. there is one as the outer bands continue to make the approach here and then i wanted to sho you
you get the idea why we're terming this a superstorm sandy because the setup is a large, large system. the storms all the way into the caribbean wrapping around. this will tighten as it comes up. again, this is our set up right now. the latest track again out of the national hurricane center, a concerning one as we see the turn into the peninsula. it has shifted 20 miles north which is good news for maryland. still we're going to be very close to the center of this powerful storm. days of wind,...
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as we come on the air millions are trying to recover from a devastating blow, superstorm sandy. at this hour rescues are under way, families being plucked from waterlogged homes as the images of sandy's fury pour in. and just watch this tree. there it is. upended from the earth by the soaking rains of this storm. cars in lower manhattan tossed like flotation devices. and as sandy marches west it's whipping up monster waves even on lake michigan. so here is the big ptuture at this moment, 14 states with cities and towns underwater and in places the water is 8 feet deep. and another night of darkness for millions of people, the new york city skyline in shadow. nearly half the island has no power at all. 8 million people in 18 states in the cold and dark tonight. and our extreme weather team is fanned out across the storm zone. abc's alex perez starts us out in little ferry, new jersey, still underwater, rescue is under way right now. alex. >> reporter: well, diane, we've learn president obama will be in new jersey surveying the damage tomorrow. but i want you to take a look around
as we come on the air millions are trying to recover from a devastating blow, superstorm sandy. at this hour rescues are under way, families being plucked from waterlogged homes as the images of sandy's fury pour in. and just watch this tree. there it is. upended from the earth by the soaking rains of this storm. cars in lower manhattan tossed like flotation devices. and as sandy marches west it's whipping up monster waves even on lake michigan. so here is the big ptuture at this moment, 14...
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all of this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, now superstorm sandy. >> all right. we're hearing stories this morning. right now a lot of concerns with power outages and flooding. those are two significant stories today, because we're seeing a lot of rain that's not done and northwesterly flooding. if you already dealt with the flooding situation, we're sorry for the bad news and also more wind. not as bad as yesterday, but breezy out there. >> i us on the phone, stephanie rawlings-blake. mayor, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> address the people of baltimore and baltimore city, on sunday morning at 9:15. you had specific warnings for the people of the city, did they heed the warnings? >> it does. they are grateful, i'm grateful for emergency workers and city crews. fire, police, they were out in full force and able to respond to every single 9-1-1 call. because most of the people heeded our warning and stayed in fire, we had minimal fire and police. and again, i'm just immensely grateful for that. >> maywhere you started leading the city, you were back into
all of this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, now superstorm sandy. >> all right. we're hearing stories this morning. right now a lot of concerns with power outages and flooding. those are two significant stories today, because we're seeing a lot of rain that's not done and northwesterly flooding. if you already dealt with the flooding situation, we're sorry for the bad news and also more wind. not as bad as yesterday, but breezy out there. >> i us on the phone, stephanie...